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Article: President of Zambia spoke against mugabe ; Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition of silence and solidarity among leaders to denounce neighbouring Zimbabwe's economic ruin, has died aged 59.
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- Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
- Article date:
- August 22, 2008
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Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition
of silence and solidarity among leaders to denounce neighbouring
Zimbabwe's economic ruin, has died aged 59.
Mr Mwanawasa, who passed away in a French military hospital, had
suffered a stroke and collapsed at an African Union summit in Egypt
in June, which cost ordinary Zimbabweans the voice of one of their
few champions on the continent.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Mr Mwanawasa's death "a
great loss for the African continent" and for democracy.
Mr Mwanawasa was airlifted from Egypt to France's Percy Military
Hospital, where he remained until he had an urgent operation on
Monday and died on Tuesday, according to ...
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